Fouad A Alshaban, Iman Ghazal, Sanaa T Al-Harahsheh, Mustafa Lotfy, Hawraa Al-Shammari, Fatema Al-Faraj, I Richard Thompson, Allison B Ratto, Assal Nasir, Mohamed Tolefat
INTRODUCTION: The unprecedented impact of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has had profound implications on the ASD community, including disrupting daily life, increasing stress and emotional dysregulation in autistic children, and worsening individual and family well-being. METHODS: This study used quantitative and qualitative survey data from parents in Qatar (n=271), to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on autistic children and their families in Qatar...
2024: Frontiers in Psychiatry